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Stipe (Samuel) Elementary

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Stipe (Samuel) Elementary ranks 4011 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

4011^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of California elementary schools

Summary

Stipe (Samuel) Elementary is a public elementary school in San Jose, California, serving 316 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Oak Grove Elementary School District, which has a 3-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.

Stipe (Samuel) Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of California elementary schools, with low academic performance on standardized tests. In 2024-2025, only 31.05% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 48.4% in the district and 48.81% statewide. The school's science performance is also very low, with only 15.25% of students proficient or better, compared to 35.8% in the district and 32.65% statewide. The school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 57.59% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, and a relatively high percentage of English Language Learner students.

Compared to other schools in the area, Stipe (Samuel) Elementary performs significantly worse than the other Oak Grove Elementary District schools, such as Anderson (Alex) Elementary and Del Roble Elementary, which have higher academic performance and lower rates of chronic absenteeism. The gap is not as large when compared to schools in the neighboring Franklin-McKinley Elementary District, such as Ramblewood Elementary and G.W. Hellyer Elementary. The charter schools in the area, such as Voices College-Bound Language Academy and Rocketship Spark Academy, generally outperform Stipe (Samuel) Elementary in academic achievement.

310

Students ?

22.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,707

Per pupil spending ?

60.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5000 Lyng Dr.
San Jose, CA 95111-2720

(408) 227-7332

District: Oak Grove Elementary

Students who attend Stipe (Samuel) Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Davis (Caroline) Intermediate
High:	Oak Grove High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.7%

Asian:

18.1%

White:

4.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 30th percentile in 2013 → 32nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 18 pts below the California average

!Near the bottom of Oak Grove Elementary's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg45%

California avg41%

4,011^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 15Elementary Schools in the Oak Grove Elementary

636^th of 1,543Oak Grove Elementary among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	4011 of 5857	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.9	4033 of 5869	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	3656 of 5859	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.0	3869 of 5883	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.3	3989 of 5789	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.6	4028 of 5662	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.4	4828 of 5692	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.5	4138 of 5614	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.8	3956 of 5611	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.1	3883 of 5530	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.7	4402 of 5390	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.0	4606 of 5377	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.6	4182 of 5314	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.2	3970 of 5193	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.9	3679 of 5113	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	46.7	2511 of 5113	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	30.7	3259 of 4818	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	34.9	3013 of 4822	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	30.7	3203 of 4809	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	34.8	852 of 1154	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.1	861 of 1149	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	47.4	1333 of 3162	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.0	1050 of 3245	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.0	1139 of 3311	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.2	2041 of 3275	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.5	1226 of 3246	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	3932 of 5597	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	4135 of 5612	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	3667 of 5609	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.5	3881 of 5635	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.7	4417 of 5492	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	4120 of 5413	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	3654 of 5107	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	3507 of 5107	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.0	3700 of 5087	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	4114 of 5084	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	4348 of 4963	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	4223 of 4830	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	4150 of 5460	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.3	3590 of 5517	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	3494 of 5363	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.3	3971 of 5264	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	3555 of 5173	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.7	3803 of 5084	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	3811 of 5628	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.9	3663 of 5643	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	3384 of 5638	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	3589 of 5663	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.7	3276 of 5510	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.7	3648 of 5431	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	2367 of 2847	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)58th percentile+27 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)30th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2022)26th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-18 vs state

Mathematics31%-6 vs state

Science15%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)					CSA Spanish Listening (2025)					CSA Spanish Writing (2025)					CSA Spanish Reading (2025)					CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Stipe (Samuel) Elementary	Public	K-6	5000 Lyng Dr.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 227-7332	310	14	22.1	60.6%	15 (4.8%)	10 (3.2%)	213 (68.7%)	56 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.5%)	29.4	4011^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.5%		28.9	4033^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	31.3%	22																					15.3		15.3	25.6	35.6	26.3	36.7			31.1	44.7	33.3	18.6	32.7			30.9	94.1	94.1			94.1		$20,707	$1,499	$19,208
Edenvale Elementary	Public	K-6	285 Azucar Ave.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 227-7060	357	14	25.5	68.1%	4 (1.1%)	8 (2.2%)	310 (86.8%)	33 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	19.6	4867^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.9%		15.1	5295^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.8%	428	23.8	19.1	9.1	0.0	13.4	66.7	28.6	40.9	11.1	37.8	19.1	19.1	4.6	16.7	14.6	14.3	23.8	4.6	0.0	11.0	7.4		7.4	27.5	8.3	25.5	24.6			21.5	48.8	10.4	20.0	22.8			24.4							$17,388	$1,520	$15,868
Christopher Elementary	Public	K-8	565 Coyote Rd.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 227-8550	446	21	21.4	63.9%	21 (4.7%)	4 (0.9%)	341 (76.5%)	65 (14.6%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.5%)	16.9	5112^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.7%		11	5624^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.2%	512	26.3	17.4	5.3	5.0	13.6	57.9	39.1	31.6	10.0	34.6	21.1	34.8	5.3	20.0	21.0	21.1	13.0	0.0	0.0	8.6	8.7	20.0	13.2	20.5	24.4	16.3	20.8	45.5	43.3	26.8	37.5	31.3	9.5	13.7	27.3	23.3	23.4							$22,255	$1,283	$20,972
G. W. Hellyer Elementary	Public	K-6	725 Hellyer Ave.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 363-5750	387	19	20.9	80.9%	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	288 (74.4%)	86 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	5 (1.3%)	40.1	3205^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.3%		53.2	2388^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.3%	817																					23.7		23.7	38.8	33.3	38.6	48.2			39.6	36.0	35.0	30.5	38.2			34.8	94.4	97.2	97.2		94.4		$24,617	$3,768	$20,849
Voices College-Bound Language Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	715 Hellyer Ave.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Voices College-Bound Language Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 361-1960	316	16	19.6	73.4%	9 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	305 (96.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.1	5255^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.3%		18.3	5004^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.7%	251																					5.4	2.9	4.2	14.3	21.2	13.5	28.6	22.7	35.3	23.3	36.4	25.0	13.5	11.9	27.3	20.6	20.7							$20,295	$3,021	$17,274
Hayes Elementary	Public	K-6	5035 Poston Dr.	San Jose	95136	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 227-0424	470	18	26.1	56.4%	27 (5.7%)	14 (3.0%)	308 (65.5%)	89 (18.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.2%)	39.5	3257^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.4%		44	2924^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.2%	333																					29.0		29.0	25.3	39.0	31.2	52.5			35.9	41.2	33.3	21.7	45.9			36.1	94.2	94.2	94.2	94.2	94.2	94.2	$16,619	$1,677	$14,942
Rocketship Spark Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	683 Sylvandale Ave.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Rocketship Spark Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(877) 806-0920	546	16	35.2	55.9%	5 (0.9%)	14 (2.6%)	308 (56.4%)	203 (37.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	13 (2.4%)	68.3	1675^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.4%		70.7	1564^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.4%	111																					53.9		53.9	49.0	45.8	65.4				49.8	52.0	61.5	65.4				57.4	88.9	91.3	96.0	89.7	90.5	90.5	$19,374	$2,180	$17,194
Anderson (Alex) Elementary	Public	K-6	5800 Calpine Dr.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 225-6556	492	22	22.3	55.9%	49 (10.0%)	16 (3.3%)	262 (53.3%)	137 (27.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.7%)	26.4	4286^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.8%		22.6	4612^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.4%	326																					23.1		23.1	23.0	30.4	23.1	29.7			26.4	36.5	26.3	21.5	32.3			29.2							$18,042	$1,502	$16,540
Ramblewood Elementary	Public	K-6	1351 Lightland Rd.	San Jose	95121	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 283-6275	248	12	20.6	73.0%	10 (4.0%)	7 (2.8%)	95 (38.3%)	130 (52.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	59.1	2109^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.0%		62.8	1935^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.0%	174																					24.3		24.3	45.2	41.9	54.1	60.9			51.0	45.2	39.5	46.0	55.6			46.8							$23,833	$3,177	$20,656
Los Arboles Literacy and Technology Academy	Public	K-3	455 Los Arboles St.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 363-5675	185	15	12.3	78.9%	4 (2.2%)	2 (1.1%)	151 (81.6%)	25 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)								(n/a)																								33.3						33.3	23.8						23.8							$32,184	$5,606	$26,578

Frequently Asked Questions about Stipe (Samuel) Elementary

How many students attend Stipe (Samuel) Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 310 students attended Stipe (Samuel) Elementary.

What district is Stipe (Samuel) Elementary in?

Oak Grove Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Stipe (Samuel) Elementary?

Students at Stipe (Samuel) Elementary are 69% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 5% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Stipe (Samuel) Elementary attend?

Students who attend Stipe (Samuel) Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Davis (Caroline) Intermediate
High : Oak Grove High

Is Stipe (Samuel) Elementary a good school?

Stipe (Samuel) Elementary ranks 4011^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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